Dawn Clifford, Reg MBACP

About me

Hi; My name is Dawn, and my aim is to provide a warm, empathic, confidential and safe environment for you to talk. Working through and exploring your difficulties, and supporting you to find a way forward.

How counselling can help

We all have times in our lives when difficulties and emotions overwhelm us. Talking and working with a counsellor can lead you to make positive and sustainable improvements in your life and relationships, and I am passionate about offering you a totally non-judgmental supportive relationship in which you will feel safe and respected. I am totally committed to each and every single client I see, ensuring that they are listened to, and feel heard.

Flexible Appointments

If necessary, I provide sessions out of normal working hours,

Home visits

For those clients unable to travel, I do offer home visits within a 20-mile radius;

Extra fees would be applicable in these cases; Please ask for details- email

Training, qualifications & experience

I describe myself as an Integrative counsellor, drawing on a range of therapies, person-centred, gestalt and transactional analysis. Having had a wealth of experience in mental health.

I work with self-harm, sexual abuse, stress, anxiety and anxiety-related conditions, including loneliness and isolation, also with pain relief from fibromyalgia and m.e., anger, guilt, shame and substance misuse. I work with bereavement and unresolved childhood issues.

In addition, I feel privileged to work with a registered charity.

I feel very strongly about the work that I do, and, therefore, continual professional development is an extremely important tool. At present, I am training around what is still a very sensitive issue, which is pre-birth bereavement.

I work under the guidelines of the BACP's Ethical Framework, with regular supervision. I not only find supervision valuable but find my own personal counselling an asset too.